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LOT 2313
Massive Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Polychrome Charger
15TH CENTURY A.D.
13 3/4 in. (2.13 kg, 35 cm).
A wide shallow platter with stepped rim and remains of polychrome design to both faces; repaired. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Butterfield and Butterfield auction with official Hoi An Hoard labels.
Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Hoi An shipwreck.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
In the mid 15th century a freighting junk loaded with fine Vietnamese pottery sank in an area of the South China Sea called the 'Dragon’s Embrace.' This vessel is part of the shipwreck cargo recovered off the coast of Vietnam at Hoi An. The ceramics themselves were probably made in the area of Chu Dau.
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LOT 2313
Massive Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Polychrome Charger
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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Ordos Gilt Bronze Mount with Bird
4th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Discoid plaque domed in the middle with holes to the rim for attachment, openwork bird motif. 28.8 grams, 49 mm
Ex Shinya Tagava, Honcho, Tokyo, Japan, pre-1986. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
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Neolithic Period, 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Comprising a bulbous body with two small loop handles below the equator, flat base, low neck and everted rim; decorated to the upper surface of horizontal lines, chevrons to the neck. 1.8 kg, 26.7 cm
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Tek Sing Treasure Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Dish Set
Early 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Each a shallow dish with flowers to the centre with two decorative borders surrounding. 1 kg total, 16 cm each
Ex Nagel Auction, with official Tek Sing Treasure labels to verso. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Tek Sing shipwreck. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
The Tek Sing (True Star) wreck is one of the famous recovery stories of the 20th century. Sailing from the port of Xiamen (then known as Amoy) in February 1822 the vessel Tek Sing was bound for Jakarta, Indonesia laden with porcelain goods and 1600 Chinese emigrants. The captain decided to pass through the Gaspar Strait, between the Bangka-Belitung Islands, and ran aground on a reef. The vessel sank in about 100 feet of water. The next morning, February 7, an English East Indiaman captained by James Pearl, passing through the same waters, encountered debris and some survivors and managed to rescue about 190 of the latter.